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Episode 11: Investing to End Poverty (Recorded Live at SOCAP 365 in Philadelphia, PA)

Amidst a Super Bowl championship, a broad sense of economic revival, and a burgeoning impact scene, Philadelphia remains the poorest big city in America. A full quarter of the population is living below the official poverty line and this intractable problem is not showing signs of improvement. With such a pervasive problem, strategic, layered solutions across multiple sectors are needed to address root causes and build new pathways forward.

Representing a wide range of organizations and approaches to alleviating poverty, this panel explores opportunities to spur economic growth for the region with a specific focus on improving economic mobility for low-income and marginalized residents and communities across the region. Business, finance, nonprofits and government are all critical players in the “impact economy” that is working to address historic inequities, tackle the root problems of systemic inequality, and collectively build a more equal and prosperous society.

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Money + Meaning is the official podcast of SOCAP. This series aims to expand the conversation around impact investing and strategies to finance and support social change while stimulating innovative and valuable new partnerships across sectors.